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Erectile Issues - pregnancy

My wife and I began trying to conceive a child in January. Up to that point, I never had issues with obtaining erections nor ejaculation. I am 29 years old and have been sexually active since age 16 (i.e. sex). Since January, about 40-50% of the time I am unable to stay erect during intercourse and/or not able to ejaculate. I believe it is in my mind since I have never had issues before we discussed and began trying to have a child. Obviously, we both want to get pregnant and this has put a small strain on our relationship. I am in good shape, have a beer or two each day, and smoke a cigar once a month while golfing. To the best of my knowledge, my father did not have these issues, but at this point I am willing to discuss with him to make sure this isn't family related. I was given a high cholesterol reading in August 2007 (above 240 and family related on my dad's side), and since that time have lost 20+ pounds (I am 6 ft. 5 inch tall) and weigh around 190, through active dieting and exercise my cholesterol fell over 25% to 180. My goal is to get it down to 150, if possible.

Let me know if this is common and if it makes sense after 4+ months to see my doctor and have him refer me to a urologist. Thanks

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